Æ Roman protectorate

Segesta's willingness to side with Rome during the First Punic War set it apart from most Sicilian cities, and that loyalty was rewarded with protectorate status — a relationship this small bronze reflects directly. The city had long been at odds with its neighbor Selinus, and Roman alliance offered a practical solution to a century-old rivalry as much as any ideological alignment.

CNS 62 falls within a broad production window, which makes precise dating within that 160-year span difficult without die study.